Maja Murić

Maja Murić
Full name	Maja Murić
Country (sports)	Yugoslavia (1990-1992); Croatia (1993-2000)
Born	27 February 1974 (age 50); Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2002
Prize money	US$148,502
Singles
Career record	106–104
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 204 (20 February 1995)
Doubles
Career record	104–97
Career titles	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 60 (4 July 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1995, 1996)
French Open	1R (1994, 1997, 1999)
Wimbledon	4R (1994)
US Open	3R (1998, 1999)
	Last updated on: 2 February 2013.

Maja Murić (born 27 February 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia who is now active with several non-profit organizations.

Tennis career edit

During a professional tennis career that spanned 1990–2000, Muric played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. Together with Nadin Ercegović, Gorana Matić, and Maja Palaveršić she was a member of the original Croatian Fed Cup team in 1992. In 1993, Murić represented Croatia at the 1993 Mediterranean Games, where she claimed two gold medals, including one earned with doubles partner Silvija Talaja.^[1] With doubles partner Ingelise Driehuis, Murić reached the quarterfinals at 1994 Wimbledon Championships.^[2]

Murić represented Croatia in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she and partner Iva Majoli reached the second round before losing to the Spanish team of Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1.^[3]

Murić competed in all of women's doubles Grand Slams from 1991 to 1999.^[4]

Non-profit work edit

Murić's youth in a war-torn nation, combined with the opportunity for international travel provided by her tennis career, motivated her to become involved in charitable activities. She has spent 15 years working with the Little Star Foundation, a non-profit established by fellow former tennis professional Andrea Jaeger, serving as that organization's Treasurer.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2006, she co-founded Humanitarian Wave, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on helping children and adults living in poverty, suffering from disease, abuse, and neglect.^[7]

Murić is now the manager of Galactic Unite, a philanthropic project of Virgin Galactic and Virgin Unite. In that position, she helps develop and manage "programmes that promote education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as entrepreneurship (STEM+)."^[4]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles (1–3) edit

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Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 April 1991	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Clay	Natalia Biletskaya	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	15 June 1992	Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Pavlína Rajzlová	6–7, 6–7
Winner	3.	5 December 1994	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	20 January 1997	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Brie Rippner	2–6, 4–6

Doubles (8-4) edit

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	12 August 1991	Pesaro, Italy	Hard	Justine Hodder	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	21 October 1991	Lyss, Switzerland	Hard	Petra Rihtarić	Gabriella Boschiero Maja Palaveršić	6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	16 March 1992	Zaragoza, Spain	Clay	Petra Rihtarić	Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska Agata Werblińska	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	21 September 1992	Adriatic, Yugoslavia	Clay	Petra Rihtarić	Ivana Havrlíková Markéta Štusková	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	28 September 1992	Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia	Clay	Petra Rihtarić	Darija Dešković Karin Lušnic	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	6.	8 February 1993	Faro, Portugal	Clay	Linda Niemantsverdriet	Darija Dešković Monika Kratochvílová	6–3, 6–3
Winner	7.	29 March 1993	Marsa, Malta	Clay	Klára Bláhová	Virág Csurgó Tjaša Jezernik	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Winner	8.	7 June 1993	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Karin Lušnic	Paula Cabezas Adriana Serra Zanetti	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	21 November 1994	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Louise Pleming	Catherine Barclay Shannan McCarthy	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	27 November 1995	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Catherine Tanvier	Annabel Ellwood Kirrily Sharpe	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	11.	11 December 1995	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Louise Pleming	Annabel Ellwood Kirrily Sharpe	4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner	12.	5 July 1998	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Julia Abe Lubomira Bacheva	6–1, 6–4

Best Grand Slam results details edit

Doubles edit

	Australian Open
1995 Australian Open
with Elena Makarova
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Maria Lindström / Maria Strandlund	7–5, 5–7, 6–8

1996 Australian Open
with Dominique Van Roost
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (3)	1–6, 0–6

	French Open
1994 French Open
with Betsy Nagelsen
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Alexandra Fusai / Magdalena Mróz	2–6, 4–6

1997 French Open
with Tami Whitlinger-Jones
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Erika deLone / Radka Zrubáková	2–6, 6–4, 3–6

1999 French Open
with Caroline Dhenin
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Rachel McQuillan / Nana Miyagi	4–6, 7–6^(7–1), 5–7

	Wimbledon Championships
1994 Wimbledon
with Ingelise Driehuis
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Gaby Coorengel / Alison Smith (LL)	6–2, 5–7, 7–5
2R	Elena Brioukhovets / Petra Langrová	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
3R	Laura Golarsa / Caroline Vis (16)	6–3, 6–4
QF	Manon Bollegraf / Martina Navratilova (4)	4–6, 2–6

	US Open
1998 US Open
with Laurence Courtois
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Annabel Ellwood / Trudi Musgrave	6–2, 6–2
2R	Janet Lee / Wang Shi-ting	6–4, 6–4
3R	Caroline Dhenin / Émilie Loit	5–7, 4–6

1999 US Open (qualifier)
with Svetlana Krivencheva
Round	Opponents	Score
Q1	Magda Mihalache / Bryanne Stewart (8)	6–0, 6–4
Q2	Olga Barabanschikova / Emmanuelle Gagliardi	1–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–3
1R	Jelena Kostanić / Tatiana Poutchek (Q)	6–2, 7–6
2R	Seda Noorlander / Patricia Wartusch	0–6, 7–5, 6–4
3R	Mary Joe Fernández / Monica Seles (10)	5–7, 6–7